Poultry fountain



3 1 May 927 G. H. BINDEMANN POULTRY FCUNTAIN Filed Nov. 5, 1925Qttommgo.

Patented May 3, 1927.

UNITED STATES GEORGE H. BINDEMANN, OF WAUSEON, OHIO.

roUL'rnY FOUNTAIN.

Application filed November This invention relates to a poultryfounramand aims to provide novel means Whereby the water inv a drinking troughmay bereplenished or replaced with fresh water, with facility.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be readily and easily cleaned, the parts thereof beingremovable.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit-of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational View through a drinking fountain constructedin accordance with the invention, parts being shown in section.

Figure2 is a plan view of the fountain.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the

device includes a support or stand embodying a base 5 to which the legs6 are connected, whereby the base will be supported 1n spaced relationwith the surface on which the container is standing.

Extending upwardly from the base are the supporting fingers 7 that arearranged in such relation with each other that they will embraceportions of the container 8, which is in the form of a bottle, the mouththereof being closed by means of the stopper 9. i The referencecharacter 10 indicates a feed pipe that has one end thereof extendedinto the container 8, the opposite end there- 3, 1926. Serial No.146,011.

of extending outwardly and downwardly as at 11 to discharge water intothe rectangle lar trough 12, the discharge end being nor mallysubmergedbut when the Water is used from the trough to uncoverthedischarge end thereof, air may enter to allow the supply of water to bereplenished. A valve member 13 is positioned in the pipe to control thepassage of water fromthe container 8 when it is desired to fill orreplace the water in the trough, with fresh water, the valve beingdesigned to regulate the supply of water for a particular use.

This trough 12 rests in the curved or- 5 tions 14: of the arms 15 thatare secure to the legs 6 and extend outwardly therefrom, the arms 15being secured to thelegs so that the trough will be properly supportedto permit fowls to drink therefrom. 0

lVhile I have shown and described the de- .vice as constructed for usein supplying drinking water to fowls, it is to be understood that it iswithin the scope of the invention to make such changes to permit the 5:,device to be used by larger animals such as hogs,horses, cows or thelike.

I claim:

In a device of the character described, a support, upwardlyextended-fingers forming a part of the support, a container positionedon the support, legs forming a part of the support, arms extendingoutwardly from the legs and having curved extremities, a rectangulartrough curved to conform to the curvature of the arms to rest in thecurved portions of the arms, and means for deliver-y ing water to thetrough.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I' have heretoaffixed my signature.

GEORGE H.13INDEMANN.

